Author: Ian

Posted in News Not-London Shakespeare Theatre UK

News: Cast and creative team announced for Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre in York

There’s always a new or different way to do things, no matter how ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ London-based commentators get,…

Posted in Chris Bush Musicals Not-London Theatre UK

Not-a-review; The Assassination of Katie Hopkins, Theatr Clwyd

This is not a review of The Assassination of Katie Hopkins at Theatr Clwyd because the performance I…

Posted in Agatha Christie TV

TV Review: Ordeal by Innocence, BBC1

“You have to face the consequences now” It’s taken me an age to get round to finishing…

Posted in Donmar Warehouse News Shakespeare Theatre

News: Casting for 2018 Donmar season

It looks like Josie Rourke is getting a little demob happy at the Donmar, as her penultimate…

Posted in Leeds Playhouse Musicals Not-London Theatre Theatre review Top plays of 2018 UK

Review: Sunshine on Leith, West Yorkshire Playhouse

As unlikely a Proclaimers musical may seem, this gorgeous production of Sunshine on Leith at West Yorkshire…

Posted in Broadway Drama Desk Awards Duncan Macmillan Musicals Not-London Simon Stone Theatre Theatre awards

Nominations for the 2018 Drama Desk Awards

Outstanding Play Admissions, by Joshua Harmon, Lincoln Center Theater Mary Jane, by Amy Herzog, New York Theatre…

Posted in Musicals Theatre Theatre review West End

Review: Strictly Ballroom the Musical, Piccadilly

Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom the Musical may not be the strongest musical in the world, but it’s…

Posted in Almeida Theatre Blanche McIntyre Ella Hickson Theatre Theatre review Top plays of 2018

Not-really-a-review: The Writer, Almeida Theatre

Playing with form, Ella Hickson’s The Writer is a bold new production from Blanche McIntyre at the…

Posted in Abi Morgan TV

TV Review: The Split, BBC1 (Episode 1)

All hail the return of Nicola Walker to our TV screens in new Abi Morgan drama The…